religion
Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
Noun 4 meanings
Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
“Holonyms: cosmology, ontology, epistemology, philosophy”
A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
“Holonyms: cosmology, ontology, epistemology, philosophy”
The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
“The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.”
Rituals and actions associated with religious beliefs, but considered apart from them.
“I think some Christians would love Jesus more if they weren't so stuck in religion.”
Verb 3 meanings
Engage in religious practice.
Indoctrinate into a specific religion.
To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.
Etymology
From Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religiō (“scrupulousness, pious misgivings, superstition, conscientiousness, sanctity, an object of veneration, cult-observance, reverence”).
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RELIGION at a glance
RELIGION has 8 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,829 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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